Hey Peeps did everyone have a good Christmas?
Anyway here is the chapter of the final ticket winner :)
"There is only one final golden ticket left to be found in the entire world, and needless to say the hunt for the last golden ticket is proving to be the toughest challenge yet, as many people all over the world become desperate to get their hands on the last golden ticket!"
The Oompa Loompa who was currently listening to the reporter at the news studio yawned as another uneventful day nearly came to a close. It had been a week since the discovery of the fourth ticket winner, since then no traces of the fifth golden ticket had been seen nor heard of.
However, early the following morning the same group of Oompa Loompas were greeted to the sounds of the television announcing the winner of the fifth and final golden ticket.
"What a glorious morning it is for America but this time the lucky winner is located in Queens, New York!"
"Just get on with it, please, " Charlie said towards the television, a glimpse of impatience in his tone of voice.
"Behind me, I have the lucky winner of golden ticket number five, so now without further ado, I have the pleasure of introducing the 11-year-old winner, Claudia Smith!"
The camera then pointed towards the final ticket winner, revealing her in a swiftly manner.
Claudia had jet black hair which she had in a bun with a fringe that covered her forehead. She had dark brown eyes and an average figure for her height. She wore a plain dark green top with a black leather jacket, black jeans and black leather boots to match. To go with her outfit she wore a black velvet choker necklace that had a silver skull attached to the middle, swinging against her neck whenever she moved.
As the reporter made way for Claudia to make her entrance, Charlie noticed that unlike any of the other winners she was walking into the interview alone.
It didn't take long for a few of the reporters to pick up on this.
"Claudia, aren't your parents joining you in celebrating your victory on national television?"
"I only have my mother, my father left us when I was little. As for my mother's current absence, I did try to persuade her to join me, but she said she didn't feel right in interfering with my glory." Claudia responded kindly.
Charlie frowned at her answer.
" So Claudia, please tell us about yourself" a female reporter requested.
"Okay then" Claudia began as she projected her voice for all to hear.
" So all there really is to know about me is that I often stay at home to look after my mother as she often gets lonely. Because I spend so much time with her we have become very close, almost inseparable, which is why I think family's more important than anything else I could ever think of." Claudia said with a modest smile.
Charlies frown from earlier turned into a sympathetic smile when hearing about how she cared for her mother.
Charlie was soon snapped out of his thoughts when one reporter asked, "how do you feel about being the world's final ticket winner?"
Claudia cleared her throat before answering in a softer tone of voice.
"It's an honor if I do say so myself, I had never pictured myself to be the one standing in front of all these cameras and reporters with the fifth and final golden ticket in the entire world in my own hands, one for the memory box I think."
A couple of reporters giggled before focusing back on Claudia who had more questions coming her way.
"Tell us how you found your golden ticket!" Several reporters exclaimed all at once, Claudia then had no choice but to hold up a hand to silence them so she could explain.
"Well just before it got dark last night I decided to take a walk to the shop, luckily I had gone there just in time as if it had been five minutes later it would have been shut. Anyway, I bought two Wonka bars, one for me and the other for my mom as she doesn't sleep much these days, which is why we buy chocolate for late at night so I'm able to stay awake with her."
Charlie hadn't said a word since Claudia had first mentioned how she looked after her mom, however, the Oompa Loompas knew the longer she went on about her mother the more Charlie got to like her.
"So at around eleven o'clock at night we both sit downstairs and unwrap our Wonka bars, mom goes first which needless to say fails to contain a ticket so I then feel bad for her which leads me to let her unwrap my Wonka bar."
Charlie smiled at how understanding she was towards her mother who was obviously going through a tough time in life.
"So she unwraps it and when her eyes widen after opening it I at first think she's found something utterly revolting inside, but then she turns the Wonka bar to face me which reveals a glimpse of the corner of the final golden ticket!"
Claudia wipes what looks like forming tear drops from her eyes before continuing.
"After our discovery, my mother spent the next five minutes squealing like a child who gets what they want for their birthday, it was just the shock of having been lucky enough to get an opportunity to see the amazing chocolate factory for ourselves as we don't generally have the best of luck."
A few reporters felt sympathy for Claudia's situation.
"In fact, this is the Wonka bar which contained the golden ticket" Claudia then held up the Wonka bar as she proudly added, "this very Wonka bar is a Whipple- scrumptious fudge mallow delight bar, which I believe is Mr. Buckets favorite type of Wonka bar."
Charlie smiled as Claudia's general interest in him and the factory sent a warm feeling inside his chest.
"How do you compare yourself to the other ticket winners?" A reporter asked suddenly, which caught Claudia and Charlie by surprise.
Despite her slight shock, Claudia was quick to come up with an answer.
" Okay so I may not be showered with riches, or be a magnificent model , or wise with words, or even hold a powerful passion , but having the knowledge that I get to join these incredibly lucky four individuals for the breathtaking experience of seeing Mr. Buckets chocolate factory is enough to make my heart content along with my mother's happiness of course."
Claudia let out a wide smile as most of the reporters clapped for her.
"So, do you think you have a chance of winning?" A reporter asked, keen to get an answer from her.
"Well I have the same chance as the others, and even if I don't win I shall hold my head up high and take it like a mature person would, besides winning isn't everything as I enjoy the taking part more than the prize itself," Claudia responded, earning herself a few compliments from some of the reporters.
Once the interview had officially come to an end Charlie was speechless for the next couple of minutes, that was until an Oompa Loompa decided it was time to break the silence.
"So, Charlie what do you think of her?" An Oompa Loompa asked, giving Charlie a questioning look.
"She's….Perfect! I mean she's kind, caring, considerate, polite and more importantly she's not a brat!" Charlie exclaimed in response, excitement shining through his blue eyes.
"Didn't Eleanor also share the same qualities? " another Oompa Loompa said, instantly reminding Charlie how she had also found herself in the position to be his new heir.
For a whole minute, the room was once again filled with the same painful silence as it had been after Stevens interview.
All of a sudden Charlie let out a rather loud groan as he banged his head on his desk in pure frustration. It had taken a while longer before the Oompa Loompas could get anything out of the chocolatier.
"What am I going to do now?" Charlie finally asked before quickly adding, "I thought there would only be one good kid to make the decision easy, now I have two lovely girls who both show the qualities needed to make a fantastic heir."
"If I were you, Charlie, I would wait until the end of the tour to decide who should be your heir, especially since either one of them could just be acting this way just to please you. You cannot take that risk just because their personalities appeal to you in front of a television screen." An Oompa Loompa calmly stated, giving Charlie a stern look as he spoke.
Charlie sighed as he knew the Oompa Loompa was right in what he had to say.
"You're quite right, " Charlie said as a way of showing his agreement to the Oompa Loompas statement.
"Now you must prepare yourself for the tour Charlie as it officially begins in less than a week's time." The Oompa Loompa stated, causing Charlie to turn to his calendar to check the date.
"To be precise I have three days to prepare myself for the event that changed Mr. Wonka's life which will now change mine in a matter of days, so I better go and get on with practicing what I'm going to say for each and every room I allow our guests to see."
The group of Oompa Loompas folded their arms and bowed before leaving the room to let Charlie do what he needed to do.
So yeah I know many authors have three boys and two girls going for the tour in their stories, but my final character is better off being a girl in my view so I'm sorry if there is some kind of rule about this.
Anyway, that's the five ticket winners chapters done, now on with the first chapter for the tour which will be uploaded after the new year.
Question time- What did you think of Claudia?, What do you think will happen when the ticket winners meet each other? , Will there be rivals or best friends? , Well you shall find out soon, thanks for reading/ reviewing as you can never get enough positivity!